Assessing the Competency of Low-Volume Practitioners

Download or read book Assessing the Competency of Low-Volume Practitioners written by Mark Allan Smith and published by HC Pro, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Joint Commission requires that hospitals verify physician competence using performance data. Yet organizations often have little or no data related to the competency of low- and no-volume physicians. Medical staff leaders are therefore challenged to develop a strategy that guides the hospital's relationship with low- and no-volume providers, and medical staff services departments are challenged to establish systems to verify physician competence. This fully updated book offers the necessary tools and strategies for medical staff leaders and professionals to manage the increasing number of